Overcoming a depression..

Depression is a type of disorder, more specifically a characteristic mental health disorder which witnesses persistent depressing mood. We face this problem often in life, when we are surrounded by failures. It has never been possible for someone to come out of depression just by insisting on it. This phase is much tougher than your preparation for the competitive examinations. Trust me, the condition of a depressed person cannot be understood by anyone except for the person himself and those who have experienced a similar phase. It's very common to fall in depression , but you must know how to overcome it. 

The factors causing the depression plays a major role in deciding its intensity. Might it be a failure , family pressure, or any such circumstance that lead to depression, it must be noted that your brain is under your control. Make it realise its goal. You need to be alert and don't let your brain fall for the cause of depression. Because once you get depressed, it will take you a long time to heal, and you will miss out some of the important things in that course. 

Depression is very much different from Sadness or grief. Wondering how? Sadness is not a disorder, it  is completely an emotion. On the other hand , Depression is a disorder, which means a disrupt from the systematic functioning. One should not mix up depression with sadness. In the same way, a disorder must not be confused with a disease. Any physical or functional change from the normal state that impairs the health of  an organism is a disease, whereas any minute change that may or may not hamper the well being if a person is a disorder. So, being sad is not supposedly being depressed. Despite having overlaps between them , they are clearly distinguished. 

How does depression affect your personality? It might show both positive and negative traits. It greatly depends on the cause of depression. You might get socially isolated, or you might be a socially active person after suffering a depression. People with low self esteem, who are easily overwhelmed by stress, are more likely to become pessimistic after getting into depression. The most common thinking occurring in their mind is that there is nothing more left in life and they develop suicidal tendencies. Another major symptom of depression is Insomnia. I speak with experience, Insomnia is one of the toughest thing to overcome. I have myself experienced long sleepless nights , and I could definitely relate to all of you out there who are suffering from the same. 

There are a number of things people can do to fight depression. Every activity you do must create a positive feeling and lighten up your mood. Avoid alcohol. Avoid medication as far as possible. If it is not leaving you easily,go for Psychotherapy and Electroconvulsive therapy. Cry. As much as you want to. Lean your head on someone's shoulder and cry until you feel relaxed. Choose the people around you wisely. Try doing meditation. Share your problems with the person you trust. One or two persons, and not more than that. If you feel better after all this, try listening music. Keep your brain engaged. Don't let it hover around your thoughts of depression. And after all these , you might not live a perfect life, but you will live a happy life. The most important thing that you need in this phase is the support of your family and your close ones. Then , tell all the psychiatrists to rest in their homes till you find another cause of depression.

How would the world be if trees could emote

Chaotic.

When everyone is thinking of a prosperous world in which trees could emote, I feel that it would be pathetic. Not only pathetic, it might seem to someone their worst nightmare. 

Trees constitute the biotic component of our ecosystem. They are also considered as "Living beings" along with us. What makes them different? Their inability to move from place to place, their inability to speak, their underdeveloped sense organs. They are called "Autotrophs"  since they are able to prepare their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water by the process of photosynthesis. They are the primary producers from where we obtain food, since they can convert solar energy into chemical energy. 

We should consider ourselves lucky that trees cannot emote.  Now why am I saying so? The reason is that you could hear nothing but unending screams and aching cries. Have you ever wondered what would you do if someone cuts your arm? You will lose senses, bleed heavily which might lead to your death. If trees could emote, you would have known the pain when you playfully break a branch from its trunk or pluck a flower. What should the trees have done in that situation? Scream. Lose senses. Die. And those uncountable scream would make life so difficult on Earth that after a certain time, life would not exist. How would the world be if trees could emote- Full of screams. 

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if you walked over grass and they really had the capacity to speak? They might cry so loudly which could bleed your ears. 

Nature cannot be unveiled so easily. What if I say you trees could emote? In such a frequency such that only other trees could hear that, and not us humans. What if they speak below 10 Hertz or above 10000 Hertz, which is inaudible to human ears? There is nothing certain about the nature. Many a thing are happening around us which we could not see,  which we could not hear. We are experimenting and believing on the results. Have you ever wondered what would have happened to us if trees started cutting down humans just like we cut trees? How would the world be if trees could emote- Lifeless. 

We must be protective towards trees. We all are aware of the increasing rate of deforestation, and how the forest belts are depleting day by day. We really need to understand how important the trees are for us. They are our primary sources of food and energy. They are the  producers of oxygen. They provide shelter to many animals. they are the sources of timber and wood. They constitute the biodiversity. They have a superior niche. They help in maintaining the balance among various diversifying natural resources. We cannot live without the presence of trees. What would the trees really say if they could emote- " Please don't cut us, for without us, you are doomed ".